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Mineola
Next Week ^^HP Siipreme Primary and Convention Dates
Jurors
SOUTH SIDE MESSENGER
OFFICIAL PAPER, NASSAU COUNTY
OFFICIAL PAPER. FREEPORT VILLAGE
Vol 4, Number 9
Every Friday
FREEPORT AND BELLMORE, N. Y., FRIDAY, SEPT. 22, 1911
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16 FtgH
$1.00 YMurly, Sincle Copy 5 Ont*
Merrick
Timnel One Tear Old
The selection of w. c. Mepham, of L. I. R. R. Carried Qver Six Million
this village, as Soperlntendent of; p„,eiifer« fron Manhattan Sution
Schools in District No. 1 of Nassaa | ^
County, embracing Hempstead Town- j ^Vhen the last train on the summer ship, meeta wth general approval i ,g,,g,j„,, ^f^the Long Island Railroad from those who know the qualifications ,g,t the Pennsylvania Station for Ja- he posaesses. Mr. Mepham has served | ^^ica. Queens and Port Washington, eleven years as a teacher in the town- ,t j.gj ,. „.^ September 8th, and the a^hip, being stationed for that period at I p,„t,„^.t,ble went into eflfect, it Smithville South and Merrick. Eight, .jgnjfied that the Long Island had com- yearsofthisservlcehaye been spent I i^ted its first year'a operation of in the capacity of Principah The new | j^ins to and from New York City by Supe/lntendent will take office on Jan-1 „,.„, ^f ^,,0 Pennsylvania Railroad's nary I at wblch time he will relinquish f^^^ E„t rj^^ tun„g,g his position as Principal of the Mernck, ..^^^ i„ ^his service from
School. Born In Ontario Wayne ; Manhattan became In a comparatively Coonty, N.Y., October 12 18^6, Mr , ^^ort time," said President Ralph
"'.?,*'?21,«"*5.'^**' ^''^ .'l!^ u*'* «^'°"i i Peters, "Is Indicated by the fact ontil 892. He entered Webster High ¦ j^at last spring we found it necessary /,cn„ oo "S"'"?^ '''""'K *'"', *"" not only te provide more trains, but to of 1892-98 He afterward graduated i „,„ t^e waiting room used by Long from tne Teachers' Training Class and , j^j^^^ passengers to more than double gradua ed from the Ontario High | ^^^ ^^j jn^, capacity, provide all facil- Schoolin 189.. He also graduated ; jji^, i„egpective of the general wait-
™ 1 ing room, utilized two more'plat- ^^ ' forms and four additional tracks, at I a large expense. However, the un¬ usually heavy travel this summer justi- i fied the enhancement of our facilities i at the Pennsylvania Station, and these i improvements will enable the Com- I pany to take care of a much larger traffic, which will surely come in the
Bellmore
^ifgie copies of the Messenger can be had at Wm. Wolfe's drug store at 5c each. tf
A few of Dr. and Mrs. Skou's friends met at their home on Linderi Street Monday night to help them celebrate the second anniversary of their wed¬ ding. The doctor and bis wife are right at home entertaining, which ac¬ counts for the guests having a good time.
Rare Prizes at the Fair
The Seventieth Exhibition of the
Apricnhnral Society at Mineola
WiU Make Unheard of
Money Awards
Greater inducements than ever are ofTered exhibitors at the seventieth
Freeport
The engagement of Fred Davison of I North Grove Street and Miss Vena May Johnson has been announced.
An entertainment for the benefit of the Boy Scouts of America will be held in Sigmond's Opera House on Thurs-
The Democratic beld at Firemen's evening, Srpt. 26. from 8 to 9 o'clock.
Primary will be Hall on Thursday Polls will be open
from the Classical Course at Geneseo State Normal in 1901. 1902 he married Miss Harriet M. At¬ wood. In 1905 he completed a com¬ mercial coOEse at tbe Rocheater Busi ness Institute and while at Merrick has done special work at New York Uni¬ versity.
Mr. Mepham is familiar with the needs of the schools in the district he is to have charge of. Under the law of 1910 which established the office of District Superintedent closer soper¬ vision of districts is expected. He will be subject to all the powers and duties of the present School Commis¬ sioner.—'Times.
The postoffice was dynamited about 11:30 "Tuesday night and tbe robbers carried away about $500 in currency and stamps.
The burglars entered the office through a rear window and took pre¬ cautions tu deaden the sound of the explosion by covering the safe with
near future.
"During the past year we have handled about 6,000,000 passengers at the Pennylvania Station and operated 87,600 trains with a total of about 400,000 cars. While these statistics are very gratifying, I believe that had the City authorities done their duty and provided a subway under Seventh Avenue to connect with the station, we would have carried at least 15,000,000 people, and relieve the present over¬ crowded cundition at Flatbush Avenue Terminal.
"The constant increase of traffic via this new ^oute indicates that a new
rugs and carpets. \ ""**"¦ *>"." »?«^" established, and new
The explosion was so terrific that'^""'T^'.V^«i"K developed for Long
the room was badly wrecked, and the ¦ ^¦'"'"^ P*""'" ''om the territory lying
noiie did not awaken thoae asleep near by.
The robbers left a piece of gaspipe, an axe and a lantern which they used while preparing the explosive, other evidence which would aid in iden¬ tifying the men was found.
As soon as the burglary was discov¬ ered next morning the authorities mere notified and the Long Island Railroad bloodhounds, in charge of Officer Fred¬ erick Miller, were put on the trail, fol¬ lowed by Postmaster J. W. Birch, Deputy Sheriflf Murray and Officer Mil¬ ler. They followed the railroad tracks for about a half mile and then took a southerly course toward Hempstead, but the scent was finally lost in the woods.
between Fourteenth and Forty-Second Streets. Long Island residents are taking advantage of the service to reach quickly and comfortably the '^" Thirty-Fourth Street shopping district, ' and we hear on every hand that em¬ ployes of the department stores, who had never before been able to consider living outside of Manhattan, are seek¬ ing homes on Long Island. New
There will be a meeting at Firemen's Hall Saturday night irom 7 to 9 o'clock for che purpose of giving all qualified Republican voters an opportunity to enroll in the association. After this, each enrolled member will be notitied by postal to attend a meeting to be held Wednesday evening, Sept. 27, at Fire Hall, when officers of the associ¬ ation wiil be elected and also for tbe purpose of framing a ticket to be pre¬ sented at the coming primary, which will be held at the same place on Sat¬ urday evening, September 30. All Republicans are earnestly requested to be present at this meeting.
George Harse and family will soon move into E. S. Randall's house, cor¬ ner Washington and Royal Streets.
Charles H. Russell announces that he is a candidate for District Commit¬ teeman at the primary on the SOth, and asks for your support. Mr. Rus¬ sell held'this position satisfactorily for a number of years and is worthy of the leadership again. Up to the present time we haven't heard of any other candidates.
fair of the Agricultural Society which I'^Tm^I'^^'-.k^'k-''"J' '^h '""^P"") " "ill include o big acts and 4 rolls of
Theob- i ject of the entertainment is to raise , funds to supply the boys with better the super¬ vision of Capt. Eldred of Troop No. I, of Rockville Centre, and Capt. Thomas
will open at Mineola on September 26 ... , _ .. . . ,,
and continue five days. The cash ! !'J?^<ii"ll'"°*'.°::-=?'!*'"*'':. premiums offered exceed $16,000 ex¬ clusive of the horse show department. ¦ . . , . , .n^k.... tko <.»««<>»<.»..!,. „,i..,. _;,i equipment, and is under where the aggregate in prises will: J.j^*;. „, p'.„^ via,..a ^t'
amount to nearly $2,000. In addition
to tho awards to be made by the so- . „ \^ » * t:<
ciety, there are a number of special!°' T""""? ^''- ^^^1*:^J^'^'
priz^ by the Long Island Railroad and i The next regular meetfngof the Vil-
by individuals. In the trotting and ; jage Board of Trostees will be held on
pacing classes there are five stake j Friday evening, October 6.
events of $1000 each and ten purses of i
$400 each, making $9000 for the track { Mra. Georee Jayne will sell her events alone. Nearly $2000 is oflFered j household furniture, antiques, dishes, in prizes for poultry, and about $9Q0 • carpets, sewing machine, garden and for thoroughbred and native cattle. I carpenter tools at pablic auction next Much interest is centred in the con-; Monday afternoon at 12:30 o'clock at
test for the trophy offered by Charles H. Jones, of Coldspring Harbor, for the best 8 year old bull of any breed. Tbis trophy was first offered in 1909, the condition being that it should be won three tiroes by one owner. In
Archer B. Wallace, posters for further
30 Bedell Street, auctioneer. See particulars.
Mrs. Harry Spedick, who secured a divorce from her husband (a former
Surrogate's Giort
By the will of the late Aldelfaart A. Webster of Freeport, senior mtembar of the Brooklyn firm of A. A. Webster A Co.. evjrything including housebold furnitore, etc., la left to hia widow, Annie Webster, doring her life time and at her death the executors are to make a division of the same, share and share alike. Everything else is left to the executors and truateea to inveat and the income from which is to b« paid to his widow during her Ufe. after wbich that too is to be divided among the children equally.. ffP^
He instructs the executois to retain hla share In the jewelry business^and to associate such other partners, in¬ cluding his son Clarence, as Ms part¬ ner, Irving A. Lewis and his exeeators might decide upon.
His son, Henry G. Webater, is 'ap- poionted guardian of the estate of his daoghter Marjorie, daring her minority. mtwr-
Henry G. Webster of Brooklynland Clarence WeBster of Freeport ^are named as his executors, and the will,
that year the award was made to Clar-' resident of Freeport) about a year ago, ence H. Mackay. of Roslyn, who also naming a Mrs. Nathaniel Griffin of took the prize last year. Strenuous i ^'^erside as co-respondent; has mar¬
ried the husband of the woman she so named, Mr. Griffin having secured a divorce from his wife, and she having married Mr. Spedick several nionths ago.
Miss Mildred Adiene,
Charles Jamison is having a bunga¬ low built on his tots at Wantagh Har¬ bor.
The Republican Primary will be held at Firemen's Hall on Saturday evening, Sept. 39. Polls will open at 7:30 and remain open for one hour.
It was expected Monday that the matter of Gustave Bopp rendering fat at Bellmore, would be brought up at the regular meeting of the Town Board of Health, to determine whether the order of the Board made some time
trains have been put on to cater to this | ago for Bopp to shut down his plant,
business, and other trains will be ad ded from time to time as the traffic grows.
"A large number of downtown busi¬ ness men use the new route and travel from the station via the Sixth Avenue and Ninth Avenue Elevated lines.
us it was claimed to be a nuisance and menace to the peace and comfort of the community, should be put into efTect. Nothing was brought before the Board in relation to the matter, however, and Bopp will continue, from present indications, to operate the
Amendments to
Tax Law
G>lIector Must Keep Duplicate of Every Receipt
——— ally all taken up the hearing in the ap-
The following amendment to the tax plication of Augustus D. Kelsey of law, requiring Collectors to give re- Lynbrook to set aside for cemetery ceipt for all taxes and keep duplicate?, purposes a plot of 8 acres adjoining was paased at the last session of the the present cemetery known as the Iiegislature: I Rockville Cemetery. Attorney for
Every rollectorof taika shall deliver' Mr. Kelsey presented a petition signed a receipt wholly written with ink or ; by over 900 people, while Harry Kieth partly printed and filled out with Ink presented one against it s^ned by to each person paying a tax specifying 11055. After considerable discassion the date <.f such payment, the name of decision was reserved such person, the description of the
property as shown on the assessment running from Centre Avenue, wester roll, the name of the person to wbom the same is assessed, the amount of aach tax, and the date of Jhe delivery to him, of the assessment roll on ac¬ count of which such tax was paid. For the purpose of giving sach receipt, each collector shall have a book of
This can be done very quickly and dur-1 plant until the Supreme Court decides ing the hot weather much more com-1 next month whether the Board of fortably than riding ii;i the overheated Health has a right to interfere with it. and overcrowded subway." - |Ajj was announced in the Messenger
«l ~~^ , I last week, Bopp has thus far succeed-
MaSSaU supervisors 'ed in staying oir the mandate of the * Health Board which followed the tak-
The session of the ttoard of Super-; ing of testimony in regard to com- viaors on Monday morning was practic- plaints of odors of an annoying and
offensive kind emanating from his plant.
Mr. Britton of Brooklyn has rented F. M. Wood's house on Wilson Avenue, next to Edward Gardner's and will take possession about Oct. 1.
efforts will be made by breeders this
year to prevent Mr. Mackay making a
coup of the prize. A cup is ofTered
by I. C. Hudson, of East Norwich, for
American Jersey cattle, and another by
Clarence H. Mackay, for Guernseys
known as "prodace of cows.'' , Mrs. George Pitkin Bergen,- of this
Two S.Iyer cups are ofTered as spec- ^j,, J^ charles Mansfield Hart will
ial prizes in the swine department- i ^^ ^*„ried tomorrow (Saturday) even-
one for the best Berkshire pig and the i t i,„,f 3f^„ ,j ^^ ^y^^ p^^gby-
other for the best registered pig of any j ^^'^.^^^ j^hurch. Following the cere- _,. , T . J n I J /-. I mony a reception will be held at the
.^*'^^^"« l'lf_"'^.i^?i'°".'^. ^.*'.'"P?"y ! home of the bride's mother, 171 West
breed.
Merrick Road.
An up-to-date method of avoiding one ailment you formerly thought could not be avoided is explained in Smith & Bedell's ad. It
oflTers a first prize of $20 and second prize of $10 to the women showing the largest returns from poultry and eggs raised in Queens or Nassau counties during July and August. The com¬ pany also ofTers special prizes of $20 to first and $10 to se<:ond for the best collection of fruits raised in Queens or | Lillie Rosenkranz, daughter of Police Nassau counties, and prizes in like i Capt. and Mrs. John J. Dunbar of this amounts for the best ten varieties of I village, and wife of Harry Rosenkranz vegetables and similar prizes for the | °^ Ozone Park, died at St. Mary's Hos- best colllection of preserves. | Pi'a'. Wednesday night. Funeral ser-
Comptroller Lyon ofTers a special i vices will be held from the home'of her prize of $10 for the most perfect i Parents, 178 Bedell St., this village, twelve ears of corn of any variety, | Sunday afternoon at 3:00. with" in- while Isaac U. Horsfield holds encour-1 terment at Greenfield Cemetery. Mrs. agement to the young people in the ' Rosenkranz, who was 23 years old. is educational department with an offer; survived by her husband aad two chil- of $10 to first and $5 to second for ' ^ren, one two years old, and the other boys showing the best model of an air- ""e week. She was an active member ship, and premiums in the same °^ Progressive Council, Daughters of amounts to the girl displaying the best; Liberty, of chis village, dressed doll. I
A feature bf the poultry department i The Chautauqua Circle of Freeport will be a blackboard talk, in the poul- cordially invite all persons interested try building on Wednesday afternoon in literature to meet with them next
which was signed March 2, 1909, 'mat witnessed by Rufus T. Griggs, of 87 Eighth Avenue, Brooklyn, and Horn- ingtm I'age of 129 Fifth Avenoe, Brooklyn.
The records show no real estate bat' "over" $5000 personal.
The heirs are: Annie Webater, widow; Clarence B. and Marjorie Web¬ ster, of Freeport; Henry G. Webster of 162 Halsey St.. Brooklyn; Ethel W. Corbett, Irving L. Webster and Aveline W. Failing, all of Portland, j Oregon. i;;;:;;^
daughter of Bernard and Chester Albro. Hattie I Parks and Grace Reinhart, all of Sea- ' ford, are among the 16 heirs-at-law of the estate of their grandfather, George Albro, who died last May at Kreischer- ville, N. Y. Emma F. Wright of Rockaway Beach was appointed ad¬ ministrator of the estate, .which con¬ sists of $100 personal, on September 9.
by William H. Card.
Wantagh
I Thursday. Sept. 28. at 3 p. m. to hear I Miss M. O. Hamilton of Chautauqua. IN. Y.. meeting to beheld in M. E. . Church lecture room.
Monday evening one of C. H. Rus¬ sell's horses while out for pastuie in the lot near A. Palermo's office, fell in
The'matter'of"t'hV' concrete gutter ' « ^"fP ^o'e that had been made to get
! Sand. The anipial had to be dug out
ly along Merrick Road. Rockville Cen- i ^* '»" <L"* thought his back was brok- tre, Jtaa referred to Supervisor Craft I «"• """^ *>• recovered all right
Sheriflf DeMott rendered a report! _. „, „ „. ,. „, . - . ., .,, showing 45 prisoners in the jail for the . ^he Elmont Field Club of Amityville weeK erdiog Septemer 17. journeyed to this viUiage last Sunday
,. j1 J J . . M •„„«.. and were defeated by our boys" on
It was decided to transfer $800 from ; the local diamond by the score of 8 to 6. the General fund to the aslary fund j The game was one of the cleanest and
blank receipts, so arranged that when | and the clerk instructed to notify tbe i most sportsman-like
Treasurer transfer.
Seaford
a receipt is tom therefrom a corres¬ ponding stub wili remain. The state board of tax commissioners shall pre¬ scribe the form of such receipts, stubs and books and they sball be famished to the town collector by the board of Supervisors, at the expense of tbe county; to the city collector by the, common council, at the expense of tbe | '^
city; to tbe village collector by the «:.,. m_ii- u . * .i.- . village trusteea at the expense of the ."'»fJ^'>;«P?f*°'. t«"^ P'«<=« .»" village; to the school collator by the f?f."^i"|,"_'?''„^?y'' '"**' ""• ^- W>1- trastee or trustees at the expenae of
the grounds
and Comptroller of the | this year, hardly a kick being heard,
I and the usual disputes over the umpire's
decisions were conspicious by their
absence, much to the gratification of
the spectators.
Both sides went out in order in the
first inning. The second saw the
Post spent a few days in Cambridge, Elmonts count four times, through
KI V V./-II1UHUKO, three singles, a double, an error, two
Frederick Hawkhurst and William
lets of Floral Park.
tho school district At the time of giving such - a receipt the collector
John Verity, a reaident of Seaford, who lived here 35 years ago, has re¬ turned to spend a few days witfa relatives.
shall make the same entriea on the corresponding atub as are required to be made on the receipt. Such book shall be subject to public inapection | Mr. and Mrs. George H. Norman and and shall be filed by the collector with ; Miss Minnie Norman have retumed hia retarn, together with the assess-, from a vory pleasant and interesting ment roll in the oflRce of the county i vacation at Block lalaod which haa a treaaurer, or such oflScar or board to {|ew daya since celebrated the 260th which aacfa eolleetor makaa faia return. anniVjaimNgf of ita aettlecpent.
bases on nails and a passed ball. In the sixth the first four battera each singled and two more runs were added, making the visitors' total six. Up to this inning the home team had only gathered four singles, and as the El¬ monts were playing a fast game in the fleld and holding Bellmore safe at all stages, it looked as if it were impossible for them to score. After the first two had been retired, Seaman cbnnected for two bases and scored the first run of the locals when Ed. followeid with a single. Our "lucky seventh," which all the fans had been waiting for, came with score six to one against us, but
(eoDtinuad od paga 8)
Mits Cherry Jagger of Riverhead has been visiting at tbe home of John W. Seaman on Bunker Place.
The South Shore Yacht Club will hold its third annual beefsteak dinner j next Thursday evening at half past There will be divine services in the i ^''^^^' "* *•" Club House. Memorial Church next Sunday. The; Letter Carrier and Mrs. Edgar G pastor will officiate at both services j ^.ft have retumed home after spend- Sunday School in he Parish House at, j ^ ^^^^ at Port Chester. Where 2:30 p. m. Bovs Brigade Wednesday | jj^^ ^aft formerly reaided. Last Sat¬ urday she accompanied her father, i Charles Frembd, to New York, from ! which place he sailed for England Harry T. Braithwaite has been en-! where he wfll take ap his permanent
joying a two weeks' vacation in the | residence.
CaUkills. j p^ijj Miller, of Far Rockaway. has
Thomaa B. Seaman has retumed {purchased the house at 93 S. Main from several weeks' aojoorn at Rich- Street, and will conduct it aa a board- field Springs. | ing boaae.
The Ladies'Aid Society is preparing I Permission has been given by the for a sale of useful and fancy articles,; fire Council for the various fire com-
at 8 p. m. Christian Endeavor meet¬ ing on Friday evening, subject. "Mis- { sions;" leader, Lillian Siems.
also cake and candy, to be held in October.
early
An uppointed meeting wili be held in the Frfenda' Meeting House next San¬ day afternoon.
panies to talfe their apparatus to Farmingdale for the parade of the Southerp New York Volunteer Fire¬ men's Association on October 5.
Father C. A. logue baa been alck with a cold bat is better now and is on
John C. Masterton atarted on Mon , ,. ,. . r. , r,
day for a business trip of two weeks 1 f" ¦"*« *"P *«.?«"j'y ^"T"' **?"^;
to Old Point Comfort :'" " P-'^^y, '"t^ /,V»'" /»"*" «'
1 Brooklyn. Father Belford of Brooklyn,
Mr. and Mra. William P. Jeflfrey are i and Teddy Moran of this village.
occupying their new cottage which has j
recently been completed on Bunker I The Board of Education baa appoint- Place. led Frank Ashdown as collector of
_,. ... 777 r~ ... , I achool taxes, to succeed D. Frank
The Ladiea of the Aaxiliary League Diicetnan
held a special meeting Monday after-1 *
noon in the Parish House to plan for E. A^ Oborne, who has been in
their coming fair in December. ' Charge vt tbe Freeport district of the
—1 New Yorit Telephone Co. since it waa
Jodson Allen of Brooklyn apent Son- j opened, baa been promoted to the day witfa fala mother, Mrs. Helen Allen. | Brooklyn! office and it aucceeded here
A f«rft atora'hi'bew opf nad ht tho\^ witJtf/^^ Jl^rriif^r^^".*; new bailding lately finiafalld by Hanry «» witfa the commercial dapartmant at
Ultacfa of the Wsnti^j^ B/ittgU . j _ ((^tiniMd«
Sapreme Court
The first term of the Supreme'Court after the summer vacation, will com¬ mence at the order on Monday, Octob¬ er 2. Following ia the liat of jurora drawn for the term:
TRIAL JURORS.
Win. H. Hegeman, Glen Head.
Fred A. Crandall, Glen Cove.
Stewart Ketcham, Farmingdale.
Edwin C. Willeta, Freeport
Chas. W. Ludlam, Oyster Bay.
Michael Horan, Syosset.
Walter Barnwell, Manhasset.
John R. Cheshire, Syosset.
Chas. H. Russell, Bellmore.
Geo. W. Terry, Hempstead.
John U. Kennedy, Manhasset.
Jacob Bracker. East Williston.
Robt £. Sealy, Cedarhurst.
Christian Firling, Locust Valley.
Geo. Hung, Great Neck
Florence W. Carn^an, Woodmere.
Frank P. Seaman. Mineola.
Theodore P. Divine. Cedarhurat.
Frank J. Marsh, Great Neck Station.
Adie Wood, Bellmore. '
Jos. F. Murray, Cedarborst
Wm. S. Wood, Lawrence.
Thos. Fay, Port Washington.
Geo. W. Place, Roosevelt.
John Sellers. Farmingdale. *
Edward U. Dibble. Lynbrook.
Geo. H. Fletcher, Hempstead.
Chas. R. Hicks, Cedarfaarat.
Geo. H. Duryea, Oyster Bay.
Frank Killiam, Maasapequa.
Langdon Abrams, Lynbrook.
Geo. M. Krick. Manaon.
Wm. H. Jones, Rockville Centre.
Wallace E. Verity. Wantagh
Chas. Rotham, East Norwich.
Wm. A. Finger. Plainview. GRAND JURORS.
Elbert H. Mackay. Port Waafaing¬ Nebulen Wilson,' Locast Valley.'^
Cbriatopber Schrieber. Valley Stream.
Frank Whltaon, Syoaaet
Frank Smitb, Manbaaaet.
Divine Hewlett, Woodmere.
Samuel Velsor, Old Westbory.
Harold Godwin. Roslyn.
Hamilton Pearsall, Lynbrook.
David N. Layton, Old Westbury.
Richard C. Colyer, Woodbury.
Willott Hicks. Locust Valley.
James H. Cocka, Glen Cove.
Jobn Doty, Hempatead.
Wm. P. Ryder< Lynbrook.
Joa. R. Burtis, Hempatead.
Gea S. Parllman. Glen Coyc.
Jacob Dickeraon. Bayvilie.
Edwin C. Willeta, Mineola.
Peter Delap, Mineola.
Lawrence R. Suydant, Floral Park.
Daniel S. DeMott. Eaat Roekaway.
John T. Davison. Rockville Centre.
Chas. E. Faaabender, HiekaVille.
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Mineola
Next Week ^^HP Siipreme Primary and Convention Dates
Jurors
SOUTH SIDE MESSENGER
OFFICIAL PAPER, NASSAU COUNTY
OFFICIAL PAPER. FREEPORT VILLAGE
Vol 4, Number 9
Every Friday
FREEPORT AND BELLMORE, N. Y., FRIDAY, SEPT. 22, 1911
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16 FtgH
$1.00 YMurly, Sincle Copy 5 Ont*
Merrick
Timnel One Tear Old
The selection of w. c. Mepham, of L. I. R. R. Carried Qver Six Million
this village, as Soperlntendent of; p„,eiifer« fron Manhattan Sution
Schools in District No. 1 of Nassaa | ^
County, embracing Hempstead Town- j ^Vhen the last train on the summer ship, meeta wth general approval i ,g,,g,j„,, ^f^the Long Island Railroad from those who know the qualifications ,g,t the Pennsylvania Station for Ja- he posaesses. Mr. Mepham has served | ^^ica. Queens and Port Washington, eleven years as a teacher in the town- ,t j.gj ,. „.^ September 8th, and the a^hip, being stationed for that period at I p,„t,„^.t,ble went into eflfect, it Smithville South and Merrick. Eight, .jgnjfied that the Long Island had com- yearsofthisservlcehaye been spent I i^ted its first year'a operation of in the capacity of Principah The new | j^ins to and from New York City by Supe/lntendent will take office on Jan-1 „,.„, ^f ^,,0 Pennsylvania Railroad's nary I at wblch time he will relinquish f^^^ E„t rj^^ tun„g,g his position as Principal of the Mernck, ..^^^ i„ ^his service from
School. Born In Ontario Wayne ; Manhattan became In a comparatively Coonty, N.Y., October 12 18^6, Mr , ^^ort time," said President Ralph
"'.?,*'?21,«"*5.'^**' ^''^ .'l!^ u*'* «^'°"i i Peters, "Is Indicated by the fact ontil 892. He entered Webster High ¦ j^at last spring we found it necessary /,cn„ oo "S"'"?^ '''""'K *'"', *"" not only te provide more trains, but to of 1892-98 He afterward graduated i „,„ t^e waiting room used by Long from tne Teachers' Training Class and , j^j^^^ passengers to more than double gradua ed from the Ontario High | ^^^ ^^j jn^, capacity, provide all facil- Schoolin 189.. He also graduated ; jji^, i„egpective of the general wait-
™ 1 ing room, utilized two more'plat- ^^ ' forms and four additional tracks, at I a large expense. However, the un¬ usually heavy travel this summer justi- i fied the enhancement of our facilities i at the Pennsylvania Station, and these i improvements will enable the Com- I pany to take care of a much larger traffic, which will surely come in the
Bellmore
^ifgie copies of the Messenger can be had at Wm. Wolfe's drug store at 5c each. tf
A few of Dr. and Mrs. Skou's friends met at their home on Linderi Street Monday night to help them celebrate the second anniversary of their wed¬ ding. The doctor and bis wife are right at home entertaining, which ac¬ counts for the guests having a good time.
Rare Prizes at the Fair
The Seventieth Exhibition of the
Apricnhnral Society at Mineola
WiU Make Unheard of
Money Awards
Greater inducements than ever are ofTered exhibitors at the seventieth
Freeport
The engagement of Fred Davison of I North Grove Street and Miss Vena May Johnson has been announced.
An entertainment for the benefit of the Boy Scouts of America will be held in Sigmond's Opera House on Thurs-
The Democratic beld at Firemen's evening, Srpt. 26. from 8 to 9 o'clock.
Primary will be Hall on Thursday Polls will be open
from the Classical Course at Geneseo State Normal in 1901. 1902 he married Miss Harriet M. At¬ wood. In 1905 he completed a com¬ mercial coOEse at tbe Rocheater Busi ness Institute and while at Merrick has done special work at New York Uni¬ versity.
Mr. Mepham is familiar with the needs of the schools in the district he is to have charge of. Under the law of 1910 which established the office of District Superintedent closer soper¬ vision of districts is expected. He will be subject to all the powers and duties of the present School Commis¬ sioner.—'Times.
The postoffice was dynamited about 11:30 "Tuesday night and tbe robbers carried away about $500 in currency and stamps.
The burglars entered the office through a rear window and took pre¬ cautions tu deaden the sound of the explosion by covering the safe with
near future.
"During the past year we have handled about 6,000,000 passengers at the Pennylvania Station and operated 87,600 trains with a total of about 400,000 cars. While these statistics are very gratifying, I believe that had the City authorities done their duty and provided a subway under Seventh Avenue to connect with the station, we would have carried at least 15,000,000 people, and relieve the present over¬ crowded cundition at Flatbush Avenue Terminal.
"The constant increase of traffic via this new ^oute indicates that a new
rugs and carpets. \ ""**"¦ *>"." »?«^" established, and new
The explosion was so terrific that'^""'T^'.V^«i"K developed for Long
the room was badly wrecked, and the ¦ ^¦'"'"^ P*""'" ''om the territory lying
noiie did not awaken thoae asleep near by.
The robbers left a piece of gaspipe, an axe and a lantern which they used while preparing the explosive, other evidence which would aid in iden¬ tifying the men was found.
As soon as the burglary was discov¬ ered next morning the authorities mere notified and the Long Island Railroad bloodhounds, in charge of Officer Fred¬ erick Miller, were put on the trail, fol¬ lowed by Postmaster J. W. Birch, Deputy Sheriflf Murray and Officer Mil¬ ler. They followed the railroad tracks for about a half mile and then took a southerly course toward Hempstead, but the scent was finally lost in the woods.
between Fourteenth and Forty-Second Streets. Long Island residents are taking advantage of the service to reach quickly and comfortably the '^" Thirty-Fourth Street shopping district, ' and we hear on every hand that em¬ ployes of the department stores, who had never before been able to consider living outside of Manhattan, are seek¬ ing homes on Long Island. New
There will be a meeting at Firemen's Hall Saturday night irom 7 to 9 o'clock for che purpose of giving all qualified Republican voters an opportunity to enroll in the association. After this, each enrolled member will be notitied by postal to attend a meeting to be held Wednesday evening, Sept. 27, at Fire Hall, when officers of the associ¬ ation wiil be elected and also for tbe purpose of framing a ticket to be pre¬ sented at the coming primary, which will be held at the same place on Sat¬ urday evening, September 30. All Republicans are earnestly requested to be present at this meeting.
George Harse and family will soon move into E. S. Randall's house, cor¬ ner Washington and Royal Streets.
Charles H. Russell announces that he is a candidate for District Commit¬ teeman at the primary on the SOth, and asks for your support. Mr. Rus¬ sell held'this position satisfactorily for a number of years and is worthy of the leadership again. Up to the present time we haven't heard of any other candidates.
fair of the Agricultural Society which I'^Tm^I'^^'-.k^'k-''"J' '^h '""^P"") " "ill include o big acts and 4 rolls of
Theob- i ject of the entertainment is to raise , funds to supply the boys with better the super¬ vision of Capt. Eldred of Troop No. I, of Rockville Centre, and Capt. Thomas
will open at Mineola on September 26 ... , _ .. . . ,,
and continue five days. The cash ! !'J?^»lIector Must Keep Duplicate of Every Receipt
——— ally all taken up the hearing in the ap-
The following amendment to the tax plication of Augustus D. Kelsey of law, requiring Collectors to give re- Lynbrook to set aside for cemetery ceipt for all taxes and keep duplicate?, purposes a plot of 8 acres adjoining was paased at the last session of the the present cemetery known as the Iiegislature: I Rockville Cemetery. Attorney for
Every rollectorof taika shall deliver' Mr. Kelsey presented a petition signed a receipt wholly written with ink or ; by over 900 people, while Harry Kieth partly printed and filled out with Ink presented one against it s^ned by to each person paying a tax specifying 11055. After considerable discassion the date • recovered all right
Sheriflf DeMott rendered a report! _. „, „ „. ,. „, . - . ., .,, showing 45 prisoners in the jail for the . ^he Elmont Field Club of Amityville weeK erdiog Septemer 17. journeyed to this viUiage last Sunday
,. j1 J J . . M •„„«.. and were defeated by our boys" on
It was decided to transfer $800 from ; the local diamond by the score of 8 to 6. the General fund to the aslary fund j The game was one of the cleanest and
blank receipts, so arranged that when | and the clerk instructed to notify tbe i most sportsman-like
Treasurer transfer.
Seaford
a receipt is tom therefrom a corres¬ ponding stub wili remain. The state board of tax commissioners shall pre¬ scribe the form of such receipts, stubs and books and they sball be famished to the town collector by the board of Supervisors, at the expense of tbe county; to the city collector by the, common council, at the expense of tbe | '^
city; to tbe village collector by the «:.,. m_ii- u . * .i.- . village trusteea at the expense of the ."'»fJ^'>;«P?f*°'. t«"^ P'«<=« .»" village; to the school collator by the f?f."^i"|,"_'?''„^?y'' '"**' ""• ^- W>1- trastee or trustees at the expenae of
the grounds
and Comptroller of the | this year, hardly a kick being heard,
I and the usual disputes over the umpire's
decisions were conspicious by their
absence, much to the gratification of
the spectators.
Both sides went out in order in the
first inning. The second saw the
Post spent a few days in Cambridge, Elmonts count four times, through
KI V V./-II1UHUKO, three singles, a double, an error, two
Frederick Hawkhurst and William
lets of Floral Park.
tho school district At the time of giving such - a receipt the collector
John Verity, a reaident of Seaford, who lived here 35 years ago, has re¬ turned to spend a few days witfa relatives.
shall make the same entriea on the corresponding atub as are required to be made on the receipt. Such book shall be subject to public inapection | Mr. and Mrs. George H. Norman and and shall be filed by the collector with ; Miss Minnie Norman have retumed hia retarn, together with the assess-, from a vory pleasant and interesting ment roll in the oflRce of the county i vacation at Block lalaod which haa a treaaurer, or such oflScar or board to {|ew daya since celebrated the 260th which aacfa eolleetor makaa faia return. anniVjaimNgf of ita aettlecpent.
bases on nails and a passed ball. In the sixth the first four battera each singled and two more runs were added, making the visitors' total six. Up to this inning the home team had only gathered four singles, and as the El¬ monts were playing a fast game in the fleld and holding Bellmore safe at all stages, it looked as if it were impossible for them to score. After the first two had been retired, Seaman cbnnected for two bases and scored the first run of the locals when Ed. followeid with a single. Our "lucky seventh," which all the fans had been waiting for, came with score six to one against us, but
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Mits Cherry Jagger of Riverhead has been visiting at tbe home of John W. Seaman on Bunker Place.
The South Shore Yacht Club will hold its third annual beefsteak dinner j next Thursday evening at half past There will be divine services in the i ^''^^^' "* *•" Club House. Memorial Church next Sunday. The; Letter Carrier and Mrs. Edgar G pastor will officiate at both services j ^.ft have retumed home after spend- Sunday School in he Parish House at, j ^ ^^^^ at Port Chester. Where 2:30 p. m. Bovs Brigade Wednesday | jj^^ ^aft formerly reaided. Last Sat¬ urday she accompanied her father, i Charles Frembd, to New York, from ! which place he sailed for England Harry T. Braithwaite has been en-! where he wfll take ap his permanent
joying a two weeks' vacation in the | residence.
CaUkills. j p^ijj Miller, of Far Rockaway. has
Thomaa B. Seaman has retumed {purchased the house at 93 S. Main from several weeks' aojoorn at Rich- Street, and will conduct it aa a board- field Springs. | ing boaae.
The Ladies'Aid Society is preparing I Permission has been given by the for a sale of useful and fancy articles,; fire Council for the various fire com-
at 8 p. m. Christian Endeavor meet¬ ing on Friday evening, subject. "Mis- { sions;" leader, Lillian Siems.
also cake and candy, to be held in October.
early
An uppointed meeting wili be held in the Frfenda' Meeting House next San¬ day afternoon.
panies to talfe their apparatus to Farmingdale for the parade of the Southerp New York Volunteer Fire¬ men's Association on October 5.
Father C. A. logue baa been alck with a cold bat is better now and is on
John C. Masterton atarted on Mon , ,. ,. . r. , r,
day for a business trip of two weeks 1 f" ¦"*« *"P *«.?«"j'y ^"T"' **?"^;
to Old Point Comfort :'" " P-'^^y, '"t^ /,V»'" /»"*" «'
1 Brooklyn. Father Belford of Brooklyn,
Mr. and Mra. William P. Jeflfrey are i and Teddy Moran of this village.
occupying their new cottage which has j
recently been completed on Bunker I The Board of Education baa appoint- Place. led Frank Ashdown as collector of
_,. ... 777 r~ ... , I achool taxes, to succeed D. Frank
The Ladiea of the Aaxiliary League Diicetnan
held a special meeting Monday after-1 *
noon in the Parish House to plan for E. A^ Oborne, who has been in
their coming fair in December. ' Charge vt tbe Freeport district of the
—1 New Yorit Telephone Co. since it waa
Jodson Allen of Brooklyn apent Son- j opened, baa been promoted to the day witfa fala mother, Mrs. Helen Allen. | Brooklyn! office and it aucceeded here
A f«rft atora'hi'bew opf nad ht tho\^ witJtf/^^ Jl^rriif^r^^".*; new bailding lately finiafalld by Hanry «» witfa the commercial dapartmant at
Ultacfa of the Wsnti^j^ B/ittgU . j _ ((^tiniMd«
Sapreme Court
The first term of the Supreme'Court after the summer vacation, will com¬ mence at the order on Monday, Octob¬ er 2. Following ia the liat of jurora drawn for the term:
TRIAL JURORS.
Win. H. Hegeman, Glen Head.
Fred A. Crandall, Glen Cove.
Stewart Ketcham, Farmingdale.
Edwin C. Willeta, Freeport
Chas. W. Ludlam, Oyster Bay.
Michael Horan, Syosset.
Walter Barnwell, Manhasset.
John R. Cheshire, Syosset.
Chas. H. Russell, Bellmore.
Geo. W. Terry, Hempstead.
John U. Kennedy, Manhasset.
Jacob Bracker. East Williston.
Robt £. Sealy, Cedarhurst.
Christian Firling, Locust Valley.
Geo. Hung, Great Neck
Florence W. Carn^an, Woodmere.
Frank P. Seaman. Mineola.
Theodore P. Divine. Cedarhurat.
Frank J. Marsh, Great Neck Station.
Adie Wood, Bellmore. '
Jos. F. Murray, Cedarborst
Wm. S. Wood, Lawrence.
Thos. Fay, Port Washington.
Geo. W. Place, Roosevelt.
John Sellers. Farmingdale. *
Edward U. Dibble. Lynbrook.
Geo. H. Fletcher, Hempstead.
Chas. R. Hicks, Cedarfaarat.
Geo. H. Duryea, Oyster Bay.
Frank Killiam, Maasapequa.
Langdon Abrams, Lynbrook.
Geo. M. Krick. Manaon.
Wm. H. Jones, Rockville Centre.
Wallace E. Verity. Wantagh
Chas. Rotham, East Norwich.
Wm. A. Finger. Plainview. GRAND JURORS.
Elbert H. Mackay. Port Waafaing¬ Nebulen Wilson,' Locast Valley.'^
Cbriatopber Schrieber. Valley Stream.
Frank Whltaon, Syoaaet
Frank Smitb, Manbaaaet.
Divine Hewlett, Woodmere.
Samuel Velsor, Old Westbory.
Harold Godwin. Roslyn.
Hamilton Pearsall, Lynbrook.
David N. Layton, Old Westbury.
Richard C. Colyer, Woodbury.
Willott Hicks. Locust Valley.
James H. Cocka, Glen Cove.
Jobn Doty, Hempatead.
Wm. P. Ryder< Lynbrook.
Joa. R. Burtis, Hempatead.
Gea S. Parllman. Glen Coyc.
Jacob Dickeraon. Bayvilie.
Edwin C. Willeta, Mineola.
Peter Delap, Mineola.
Lawrence R. Suydant, Floral Park.
Daniel S. DeMott. Eaat Roekaway.
John T. Davison. Rockville Centre.
Chas. E. Faaabender, HiekaVille.
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